Population Of Homeless In Ireland Now Equivalent Of Large Town
The number of people homeless in this country is now the equivalent of the population of a large town.
Homeless figures for September show there are 10,397 people now living in emergency accommodation- almost 4,000 are children.
It's the third month in a row that the figure has risen.
There is now a record 435 adults in emergency accommodation in Cork, an increase of 111% since the the launch of Rebuilding Ireland in July 2016.
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has insisted Rebuilding Ireland IS working, saying some 700 families have left homelessness so far this year.
But Fianna Fail's housing spokesperson Darragh O'Brien has slammed the plan saying these figures should not be accepted; and must be addressed.
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